Anastasia suen biography
Suen, Anastasia 1956(?)-
PERSONAL: Born c. 1956.
ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, Lee & Low books, 95 Madison Ave., Ste. 606, New york, NY 10016. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER: Educator and author of children's books. Educator since 1977; credentialed elementary school teacher; Southern Methodist University, writing teacher; University of North Texas, children's literature teacher; moderator of cw-biz (online group for children's literature creators); conducts online workshops for adults; speaker at schools, libraries, bookstores, and book conferences. Former poetry consultant for Sadlier-Oxford; former advisor, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators; cofounder, Writer's Book Roundtable Conference; reading advisory board member, Rosen Publishing Group.
WRITINGS:
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Man on the Moon, illustrated by Benrei Huang, Viking (New York, NY), 1997.
Window Music, illustrated by Wade Zahares, Viking (New York, NY), 1998.
Baby Born, illustrated by Chih-wei Chang, Lee and Low Books (New York, NY), 1998.
Delivery, illustrated by Wade Zahares, Viking (New York, NY), 1999.
Recien Nacido, Lee and Low Books (New York, NY), 2000.
One Hundred Day, illustrated by Christine Powers, Lee and Low Books (New York, NY), 2000.
Here Comes the Bus, illustrated by Linda Finch, Lee and Low Books (New York, NY), 2000.
Toddler Two, illustrated by Winnie Cheon, Lee and Low Books (New York, NY), 2000.
Air Show, illustrated by Cecco Mariniello, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2001.
Make a Turkey, illustrated by Kurt Nagahori, Lee and Low Books (New York, NY), 2002.
Block Party, illustrated by Kurt Nagahori, Lee and Low Books (New York, NY), 2003.
Raise the Roof!, illustrated by Elwood H. Smith, Viking (New York, NY), 2003.
Splish, Splash!, Sadlier-Oxford (New York, NY), 2004.
Ice Cream Money, illustrated by Farah Aria, Lee and Low Books (New York, NY), 2004.
Fractals: The Art of Math, Celebration Press (P
Quotable Tuesday-Anastasia Suen
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Today at Quotable Tuesday, I am joined by the extraordinary Anastasia Suen, author of over one hundred books for children, literacy blogger and teacher. I first ‘met’ Anastasia when my daughter pulled one of her board books off the library shelf. Later, I took one of her online writing classes which I highly recommend.
When I asked Anastasia, what quote sustains her as a writer, she pulled from the world of music. “One of my favorite quotes,” says Anastasia, “is from a song that Barbra Streisand sang: Putting it Together:
“Bit by bit, putting it together
Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art”
“The song lyrics from Streisand’s Broadway Album (1985) talk about how hard it is to make something that will sell. Everyone has an opinion about your work, but in the end, you just have to put it together “piece by piece” no matter what it takes.
“When it first came out, I used to listen to the album on “tape.” (This was long before i-pods were invented!) The words in the song helped me see that everyone does have an opinion about what you do, but if you want to make art, you just have to keep going until you get it done. Taking small steps is the only way I’ve ever gotten anything done, so the words inspired me. The album came out in 1985 and I sold my first book in 1996. I didn’t have “overnight success.” Small steps moved me from one place to the next. Working “bit by bit” is the only way l get things done.”
Not a bad philosophy. After sixteen years, Anastasia has gotten 138 (and counting) books “done.” Her latest are two more books in the All-Star Cheerleaders series with illustrator Hazel Mitchel who shares some of the work in progress from the up coming fourth book on Facebook. Anastasia says her son just updated the All-Star Che
About Anastasia Suen
Anastasia Suen is the author of 115 books for children and adults, a literacy blogger, a children's literature consultant for several publishers, a former K,1,5, & 6 teacher who visits schools to teach the six traits of writing, and a workshop instructor for SMU and online who teaches adults how to write for children.
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Anastasia Suen started writing when she was eleven years old, and has been writing ever since. But it took twenty-nine years from her first efforts until she sold her first book to a publisher. She is now the author of over two hundred books, including Red Light, Green Light (Harcourt), Subway (Viking), Raise the Roof! (Viking) and Wired.
Anastasia Suen loves to write about STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). She is also a Booklist columnist, a children’s literature consultant, a freelance editor, and a teacher.
Anastasia lives in Aptos, California.
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